Swivel attachment for reversible belt



March 27, 1962 D. ZAKARIN SWIVEL ATTACHMENT FOR REVERSIBLE BELT Filed June 1, 1960 INVENTOR. DAV I D Z A K AR l N nited States Patent Ofitice Patented Mar. 27, 1962 This invention relates generally to the art of wearing apparel and more particularly to a reversible belt.

It is desirable to have a belt of appropriate appearance for various articles of clothing. With this in mind I have devised a belt having a strap body and buckle with means for reversing the body relative to the buckle, the strap body having surfaces of contrasting textures and colors.

A principal object of the invention therefore is to provide a belt with a reversible body having surfaces of contrasting textures and colors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reversible belt of this kind that is simple in construction and economical to manufacture.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reversible belt embodying my invention, the belt being shown in circular condition with its ends fastened to each other.

FIG. 2 is a fragment of the front portion of the belt with the ends of the body partially turned.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the swivel joint be- I tween the end of the belt body and one end of the buckle support.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the joint shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on the line 6-6 of FIG. 4, with ends of the belt body shown in dot-dash lines.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the swivel joint shown in FIG. 5 with the members of the joint shown partially turned relative to each other, and with the ends of the belt body shown in dot-dash lines.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of one end of a swivel joint member.

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of a modified form of swivel joint with the belt body reversed from the position of FIG. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in FIG. 1 a reversible belt made in accordance with the invention is shown and designated generally by the reference numeral 10. The belt 10 comprises a body 12 formed of a narrow strap of leather 14 and a juxtaposed similar strap 16 of fabric material fastened to the leather strap 12 by lines of stitching 18 along the edges of the body. The exposed surface of the leather strap is finished off in a tan or brownish color, and the fabric strap 16 is woven with various colored threads.

A short strap portion 20 is turned upon itself at one end forming a loop 22 for loosely and pivotally supporting a buckle 24 having a pivoted pin or prong 26. A separate endless leather loop is sleeved around and extends across the loop 22. The other end of the strap portion is pivotally connected to the adjacent end of the body 12 by means of a swivel joint assembly 32.

The swivel joint assembly is best shown in FIG. 3 and includes a pair of sheet metal socket members 34, 34, each rectangular in configuration and U-shaped in cross section, placed back to back and pivotally connected by a double-headed pivot pin 38 extending through openings 40 midway the ends of the bight portions 42. The side portions 44 of the socket member taper outwardly from the bight portions thereof and one of said side portions is provided with three prongs 46 along its long edge and the other side portion is provided with two prongs 48 along its long edge, the prongs on the side portions being in offset opposed relationship. It

will be understood that any desired number of prongs may be used. Each end of the bight portion 42 is notched with the edge of the notch curled slightly outwardly as indicated at 50 and each end of the side portion 44 is curled inwardly as indicated at 52.

One end of the belt body 12, the right-hand end as viewed in FIG. 1, is inserted into one of the socket members 34 of one of the joint assemblies and the side portions -44 of the socket member are pressed together forcing the prongs 46 and 48 into the material of the body thereby fastening the end of the belt body to the joint assembly. The other end of the strap portion 20 is inserted into the other socket member 34 of the joint assembly and the side portions 44 thereof are pressed together forcing its prongs 46 and 48 into the material of the strap portion and fastening said end of the strap portion 20 to the joint assembly.

The other end of the belt body 12 is fastened to a short strap portion 56 by a joint assembly 32, the end of the belt body being inserted into and secured to a socket member 34 of the joint assembly by the prongs 46 and 48. One end of the short strap portion 56 is inserted into and fastened to the other socket member 34 by the prongs 46 and 48 thereof. The other end of the strap portion 56 is formed with spaced openings 58 for receiving the pivoted prong 26 of the buckle when the strap portion 56 is inserted through the body of the buckle, as shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, the belt 10 is shown in circular condition with its ends fastened to each other, and with the fabric strap or layer 16 outwardly in position for exposure when the belt is worn. In order to reverse the belt and turn the leather strap 14 outwardly, it is merely necessary to hold the strap portions 20 and 56, for example, in one hand and with the other hand twist and turn the belt body 12 around the pivot pins 38 of the swivel joint assemblies 32, whereby the leather strap 14 is brought to outward exposed position as shown in FIG. 10.

In FIG. 10, a modified form of swivel joint assembly 32 is also shown. This joint assembly comprises a pair of flattened tapered tubular members 60, 60, with the narrower ends 62 of the members closed, and with the end edges of the wider opened ends corrugated as indicated at 64. Prongs 66 are formed on the extreme outer points of the corrugations with the prongs 1n opposed relationship to grip the end of the belt body 12' and the end of the buckle-mounting strap portion 20'. A pivot pin 38 connects the closed ends 62 of the tubular members 60, 60.

The socket members of the swivel joint assembly may assume any desired shape so long as it receives the ends of the body and the ends of the narrow straps.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A belt for wearing, comprising an elongated narrow laminated body composed of layers of different material, narrow straps of leather forming extensions of the body, a buckle on the free erid of one of the narrow straps, the other narrow strap having spaced openings in the free end thereof and swivel means of connection between the ends of the body and the adjacent ends of the narrow straps, said means of connection including a swivel joint assembly consisting of a pair of socket members, each socket member being rectangular in con figuration and U-shaped in cross section, prongs on the long edges of the side portions of the socket members, the socket members being disposed with their bight portions back to back, a pivot pin extending through the bight portions midway their ends, each bight portion having a notch at each end with the edges thereof forming an outwardly protruding portion, said outwardly protruding portions serving to yieldingly hold the bight por- 15 tions in back to back relationship against displacement, one socket clamping the adjacent end of the body between the side portions thereof, the other socket member clamping the adjacent end of the strap between the side portions thereof, said bight portion movable into and out of operative position with a snap action.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 101,211 Bartholomew Mar. 29, 1870 362,601 Bretzfield May 10, 1887 670,726 Pierce Mar. 26, 1901 2,795,797 Reilly June 18, 1957 

